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Apailana was a human female monarch who served as the Queen of Naboo during the final days of the Clone Wars and the early days of the Galactic Empire.[3] She was one of the youngest rulers to be elected by the Naboo, succeeding Neeyutnee at the age of twelve.[2]
Shortly after the Clone Wars, the young queen attended the funeral of Senator Padmé Amidala,[3] who had supported Apailana's election as the new monarch. However, she did not believe the official story of Amidala's demise, which claimed that rogue Jedi had assassinated the senator.[2]
Personality and traits
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Apailana measured 1.57 meters and had brown eyes and light skin. During Amidala's funeral, she wore a headdress in tribute to Amidala,[2] and put on makeup and like other queens, a scar of remembrance.[3]
Behind the scenesEdit
- "It feels kind of strange knowing that I rule the whole planet of Naboo and I'm only thirteen. At first, my face—because it was really white—was a bit of a shock. But when the whole costume was put together and the headdress was put on, I really felt proud, like a Queen."
- ―Keisha Castle-Hughes
Apailana was portrayed by the Oscar-nominated New Zealander actress Keisha Castle-Hughes.[3] Castle-Hughes spent seven hours in make-up for her role in Episode III and filmed her scene in only one day.[4]
AppearancesEdit
- Star Wars: The Prequel Trilogy – A Graphic Novel
- Queen's Shadow (Indirect mention only)
- Queen's Shadow audiobook (Indirect mention only)
- Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith (First appearance)
SourcesEdit
- Star Wars: Force Collection (Card: Queen Apailana (★★★★) (link))
- Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded
- Star Wars: The Visual Encyclopedia
- Star Wars Encyclopedia of Starfighters and Other Vehicles
- Star Wars: Geektionary: The Galaxy From A To Z
- Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: New Edition
- Naboo in the Databank (backup link) (Picture only)
- Queen Apailana in the Databank (backup link) (First identified as Apailana)
Notes and referencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Queen Apailana in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith
- ↑ Keisha Castle-Hughes – Biography at the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ Queen Neeyutnee in the Databank (backup link)
- ↑ Leia, Princess of Alderaan
